Canadian sawmills produced 46,297 thousand m3 of total softwood and hardwood lumber in 2025, down from 48,753 thousand m3 in 2024, and shipped 46,077 thousand m3 in 2025, down from 48,517 thousand m3 in 2024, based on new data from Statistics Canada.
In December 2025, lumber production fell 21% from November to 2,905 thousand m3, and shipments fell 14.2% to 2,997 thousand m3. Compared with December 2024, production fell 12.8% and shipments fell 5.9%. 图像: Lumber Production, Shipments, and Stocks in Canada / Statistics Canada
Nova Scotia posted the largest provincial decline in production on a full-year basis, falling 2.9% to 954 thousand m3 in 2025 from the 2024 level. Quebec production dropped 1.72% to 12,83 thousand m3 on a full-year basis. Saskatchewan production rose 118% to 658 thousand m3 on the same-month comparison, and Newfoundland and Labrador production rose 98% to 164 thousand m3.
Quebec had the largest provincial decline in shipments on a full-year basis, falling 8.4% to 12,141 thousand m3 in 2025.
Canada’s year-on-year lumber production decline steepened in the fourth quarter, averaging a 9.09% drop in October–December versus a 0.34% increase in July–September, and ended the year with output down 8.04% in November and 12.83% in December. 图像: Historical Overview of Canadian Lumber Production / Statistics Canada
